Timeline for Math puzzles for dinner
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| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
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| Mar 31, 2012 at 14:36 | comment | added | Sophie Swett | Gur zveebe qbrf abg rkpunatr yrsg naq evtug, abe qbrf vg rkpunatr gbc naq obggbz; vg rkpunatrf sebag naq onpx. Zbfg crbcyr, jura gheavat nebhaq gb ybbx va n zveebe, jvyy ghea nobhg n iregvpny nkvf engure guna n ubevmbagny bar. Guvf gheavat unf gur rssrpg bs rkpunatvat sebag naq onpx (chggvat gurz onpx gur jnl gurl jrer) nf jryy nf yrsg naq evtug. | |
| Jan 28, 2011 at 10:02 | comment | added | Douglas Zare | I am used to even more misdirection: Describe it as a philosophy problem. In college, we would ask philosophy majors this puzzle at dinner, and let them go on at length before revealing that there is a simple answer, which shouldn't be the case for a philosophy problem. | |
| Jan 27, 2011 at 4:05 | comment | added | Yaakov Baruch | Please define "left". (Eg.: the side with a wedding band...?) | |
| Dec 8, 2010 at 9:15 | history | answered | ACL | CC BY-SA 2.5 |